(A) Allowing weed growth prohibited. Whoever shall permit or allow any Canada thistle, bull thistle, burdock, yellow dock, jimsonweed, poison ivy, ragweed, or any other noxious or pestiferous weeds or grasses to grow on any premises under control or occupied by him or her shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a nuisance.
(B) Duty to cut. It is hereby made the duty of all persons owning any lands within the village to cut and destroy all such weeds and grasses before the same shall mature their seeds, or after growing to a height over ten inches, whichever occurs first, and to keep such noxious and pestiferous weeds and grasses, at all times, cut and destroyed, so that the same may not constitute a fire hazard, a cover for offensive matter, or create an unsightly condition.
(C) Order of abatement.
(1) Upon a finding by the Mayor or the chairperson of the public works committee of the village that such a nuisance exists on any property in the village, an order for abatement of weeds and grasses shall be prepared and served upon the record owner and/or occupant(s) of any property found to be in violation of this section.
(2) Said order for abatement shall grant such record owner and/or occupant(s) a term of five days in which to cut said weeds and grasses and to restore the property into a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
(3) A copy of the order of abatement is attached to the ordinance codified herein and by this reference made a part hereof. The order of abatement shall be sent by the Village Clerk with a copy to be directed to the Village Police Department for its information.
(D) Failure to comply with the order of abatement.
(1) In the event the record owner and/or occupant(s) of any property found to be in violation fails to comply with the terms of the order of abatement, the village shall proceed to abate and cut the weeds and grasses and shall require the record owner and/or occupant(s) to pay all the expenses incidental thereto, which shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the cost of mowing weeds and grasses, cleaning up the property, legal fees, and recording fees.
(2) In the event of the failure of such record owner and/or occupant(s) to pay such charges, the village is hereby authorized to record a lien against the subject premises in the Recorder’s office of the county in which said property nuisance has been maintained.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-7) (Ord. 471, passed 4-7-1986; Ord. 679, passed 7-6-2009) Penalty, see § 91.99